Thank you for celebrating America’s Semiquincentennial with us!

 Registration will open in April 2027.

The winners are…

Overall: Marin Landscape Materials

Best performance: Love2Dance

Best marching: Knights of Columbus

Best classic: Marin Sanitary Service

Best commercial: Marin Landscape Materials

Best animals: Novato Horseman

Best non-commercial: Novato Historical Guild

Welcome to the Novato Parade!

Thanks to you all who joined in the Parade: entries, sponsors, volunteers, audience.

We are looking forward to seeing you next year, same time, same place.

See you in 2027!

The Parade is on Sunday, July 4th

  • The Parade starts at 10:00 AM at Grant Ave. at Reichert Ave. & lasts approximately two (2) hours.
  • Watch from the sidewalks anywhere along Grant Ave. from Reichert Ave. to 7th St.
  • Bring chairs & remember they must only be placed on the sidewalk (not in the street).
  • No animals are allowed, except for official support animals.
Buckaroo Breakfast – hosted by the Presbyterian Church of Novato
Kick off the 4th with the Buckaroo Breakfast, 7:00 AM -10:00 AM. at the Redwood Credit Union parking lot at 1010 Grant Ave, The always smiling and eager volunteers from the Presbyterian Church of Novato will serve traditional and gluten free pancakes, scrambled eggs, meat and vegetarian sausage, coffee and orange juice, in order to raise funds for North Marin Community Services, a non-profit community support agency.
 
The suggested donations:
 
  • General Donation – $12.00
  • Children 4-8 years old – $7.00
  • Children 3 years old and under – Free

 

Free, pre-Parade entertainment, starts at 9:00 AM & ends at 10:00 AM when the Parade begins. These are “warm-up” acts that get us all into a festive mood. If you arrive early – and you should – you (& especially children) will enjoy many wonderful entertainers.